Investor perspectives Archive

The week in investor relations: Global recession looms, foreign investors lose faith in UK bonds and Hong Kong game firm bets on metaverse

Jan 06, 2023

3 min read

– A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned. The BBC...

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IR teams struggle to gain traction with new investors

Dec 29, 2022

By Tim Human

2 min read

IROs have struggled to build relationships with new investors this year given the volatile macroeconomic environment, with many...

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What IROs need to know about one of the biggest overhauls of UK financial regulation in 30 years

Dec 20, 2022

By Sarah Welsh

3 min read

On December 9, UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt outlined a set of reforms aimed at driving growth and competitiveness in the...

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Why companies’ ESG profiles matter

Dec 09, 2022

By Gill Newton

4 min read

How do you work and confer with the other teams at Robeco in Rotterdam, Zurich and elsewhere? We share meetings across the equity...

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What IR can do to manage investors’ worries

Dec 09, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

5 min read

‘We are navigating too many uncertainties around the world, which make our investment research and analysis fairly difficult,’...

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ESG disclosures: The red flags investors look for

Nov 24, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

5 min read

‘When we’re looking at ESG and sustainability reports, I’d say the big red flags are lots of case studies, lots of qualitative...

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Global dividends see third-quarter boost

Nov 17, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

4 min read

The deepening energy crisis pushed global dividends to a record third quarter of 7 percent, resulting in $415.9 bn in payouts...

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FTSE boards concerned about relations with investors

Nov 07, 2022

By Noemi Distefano

4 min read

Board members of FTSE 100 companies have expressed concerns about the erosion of their relationship with institutional investors...

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Volatility in the financial sector: What the buy side wants from IR in uncertain times

Nov 01, 2022

By Garnet Roach

5 min read

‘This is a particularly challenging time to communicate with buy-side firms,’ said Corbets Capital president Thomas Stephens...

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The pros and cons of share buybacks for IR

Oct 13, 2022

By Ricardo Jiménez Hernández

5 min read

A share buyback is the operation whereby a company buys shares of its own stock on the market, usually with the idea of amortizing...